Paving the Way

This episode looks at the promise and potential of infrastructure projects to facilitate transportation and trade on the continent. In the first half, reporter Laura Rosbrow-Telem takes listeners to the Gambia for a ride over the Senegambia Bridge, an important new gateway for Senegal and the Gambia for facilitating trade and commerce in Africa. Then in the roundtable, co-host Carol Pineau leads a conversation on how investments in roads, bridges, ports, and airports can have a dramatic impact on trade. She also delves into how the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area, the world’s largest trading bloc by number of participants, will galvanize trade on the continent and help make African countries less reliant on the West for economic stimulation. Participants in this discussion include: Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank Juliet Anammah, chair of Jumia Nigeria and head of institutional affairs for Jumia Group Allan Kilavuka, CEO of Kenya Airways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paving the Way is an episode from Africa Forward by FP Studios.

This episode is 33:35 long.

This episode was published on Jan 26, 2021.

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